Housing data for Guilford Center, CT
Guilford Center, CT has an estimated 2,263 residents and 1,345 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in South Central Connecticut Planning Region.
42.2% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,598 a month.
Its population shrank measurably since 2015–2019 (−15.8%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 2,263 (±270)
- Housing units
- 1,345 (±154)
- Households that rent
- 42.2%
- Median gross rent
- $1,598
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −15.8%
What stands out in Guilford Center
Median home value: $582,400 (±$122,484) in Guilford Center, higher than in South Central Connecticut Planning Region ($353,100).
Households without a vehicle: 5.8% (±3.9 points) in Guilford Center, lower than in South Central Connecticut Planning Region (11.4%).
Median real estate taxes: $8,672 (±$1,084) in Guilford Center, higher than in South Central Connecticut Planning Region ($6,759).
Housing in Guilford Center at a glance
- Median rent: $1,598 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,699 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 52.3% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 42.2% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $82,273 median household income
- Home values: $582,400 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $3,103 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $8,672 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 18.8% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 42.1% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 71.3% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 40.7% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 25.3 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: −15.8% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 19.5% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Guilford Center against South Central Connecticut Planning Region, its state and the nation
| Guilford Center | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | Connecticut | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,263 (±270) | 570,598 (exact) | 3,624,508 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 1,345 (±154) | 248,267 (±187) | 1,541,822 (±276) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 42.2% (±11.1 points) | 39.5% (±0.8 points) | 33.5% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,598 (±$203) | $1,525 (±$24) | $1,488 (±$10) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $82,273 (±$18,673) | $88,197 (±$1,692) | $95,781 (±$732) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $582,400 (±$122,484) | $353,100 (±$3,843) | $366,900 (±$1,621) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $8,672 (±$1,084) | $6,759 (±$62) | $6,643 (±$25) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 71.3% (±14.5 points) | 70.4% (±1.3 points) | 67.3% (±0.5 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 25.3 minutes (±6.8) | 23.5 minutes (±0.4) | 26.5 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 84.2% (±7.7 points) | 92.4% (±0.4 points) | 92.2% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 54.3 years (±2.7) | 40.2 years (±0.3) | 41.1 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Guilford Center covers 2.2 square miles of land, about 1,037 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Guilford Center has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,689 (±251) | 2,263 (±270) | −15.8% | Measurable decrease |
| Housing units | 1,351 (±100) | 1,345 (±154) | −0.4% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $1,230 (±$142) | $1,598 (±$203) | +29.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $398,900 (±$55,458) | $582,400 (±$122,484) | +46.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $89,444 (±$9,616) | $82,273 (±$18,673) | −8.0% | Down after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $2,340 (±$221) | $3,103 (±$748) | +32.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $7,595 (±$682) | $8,672 (±$1,084) | +14.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 33.0% (±7.1 points) | 42.2% (±11.1 points) | +9.2 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 2.1% (±3.3 points) | 0.0% (±7.6 points) | −2.1 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in South Central Connecticut Planning Region
Guilford Center has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for South Central Connecticut Planning Region as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for South Central Connecticut Planning Region recorded 159 violent and 1,916 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Guilford Center
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Center | 3.8 mi | $1,914 | $841,800 | 38.8% |
| Madison | 5.2 mi | $2,025 | $583,900 | 9.6% |
| Branford | 5.7 mi | $1,565 | $401,200 | 30.5% |
| Branford Center | 7.3 mi | $1,459 | $330,600 | 58.7% |
| Clinton (community) | 7.6 mi | $1,432 | $365,500 | 35.7% |
| Clinton | 7.7 mi | $1,395 | $380,000 | 15.3% |
| North Branford | 7.9 mi | $1,613 | $385,400 | 11.3% |
| Killingworth | 8.2 mi | — | $446,200 | 3.3% |
Places in Connecticut most like Guilford Center
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodbury Center | $1,778 | $442,500 | $98,194 | 49.9% |
| Clinton (community) | $1,432 | $365,500 | $102,750 | 35.7% |
| Niantic | $1,478 | $396,000 | $81,250 | 27.5% |
| Branford | $1,565 | $401,200 | $105,225 | 30.5% |
| Norwalk | $2,073 | $558,000 | $107,616 | 44.4% |
| Westbrook Center | $1,397 | $434,500 | $74,618 | 47.6% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Connecticut.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Guilford Center, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,609 | $1,743 | $2,091 | $2,602 | $2,935 |
HUD income limits for Guilford Center, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $26,150 | $43,600 | $69,750 |
| 2 people | $29,900 | $49,800 | $79,700 |
| 3 people | $33,650 | $56,050 | $89,650 |
| 4 people | $37,350 | $62,250 | $99,600 |
| 5 people | $40,350 | $67,250 | $107,600 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $72,250 | $115,550 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $77,200 | $123,550 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $82,200 | $131,500 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the New Haven, CT MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $123,200.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Guilford Center is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
It lies inside Guilford, whose figures include it.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Guilford Center
What is the average rent in Guilford Center, CT?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Guilford Center is $1,598 (±$203) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Guilford Center?
The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Guilford Center, CT is $1,598 (±$544) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Guilford Center rent-burdened?
52.3% of renting households in Guilford Center pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Guilford Center?
Guilford Center has an estimated 515 (±161) renting households, 42.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Guilford Center?
The median household income in Guilford Center is $82,273 (±$18,673) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Guilford Center, CT?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $582,400 (±$122,484) for owner-occupied homes in Guilford Center (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Guilford Center growing?
In Guilford Center, the number of residents went from 2,689 in 2015–2019 to 2,263 in 2020–2024 (−15.8%), a measurable decrease.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Guilford Center CDP, Connecticut
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Guilford Center CDP, Connecticut
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Guilford Center CDP, Connecticut
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Guilford Center CDP, Connecticut
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Guilford Center CDP, Connecticut
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Guilford Center CDP, Connecticut
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Guilford Center CDP, Connecticut
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: New Haven, CT MSA
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: New Haven, CT MSA
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Guilford Center CDP, Connecticut (place:35020, in state:09).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .